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Letter, 'An account of some luminous arches' from William Hey to Joseph Priestley

Reference number: L&P/9/150

Date: 31 December 1783

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Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of some luminous arches. In a letter from Mr William Hey, F. R. S. to the Rev. Joseph Priestly, LL. D. F. R. S'

Read 14 December 1786

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L&P/9/150
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31 December 1783
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Ink on paper
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32 pages
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Manuscript

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William Hey

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William Hey, Letter, 'An account of some luminous arches' from William Hey to Joseph Priestley, 31 December 1783, L&P/9/150, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_150/letter-an-account-of-some-luminous-arches-from-william-hey-to-joseph-priestley, accessed on 19 September 2024

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